Self-directed and driven aviation executive officer with comprehensive accomplishments leading military organizations as the COO and Operations Manager to accomplish planning, operations, logistics, maintenance, training, contract procurement and management. Known as an innovative thinker and agile practitioner with strong negotiation, collaboration, and risk management acumen. Highly organized and driven problem solver who excels at guiding teams through complex projects by identifying the goals and then devising/communicating the necessary SWOT-informed strategy to ensure success. Expertise includes managing multi-million dollar projects and government contracts. Accomplishments:- Training Center Director managing $7.2M budget to provide graduate-level data link training to 10K+ DoD students per year; leads Joint Staff team of 50+ personnel- Led highly-selective team of expert military planners to deliver critical Information Warfare operations- Air Force Squadron Commander leading 127 personnel/6 branches providing essential support functions to 600 JSTARS aviation combat personnel- Multiple combat tours to Afghanistan, Kuwait and Japan leading Air Command and Control teams/squadrons - Airborne on 9/11 leading comm team to support President of the US from the National Airborne Operations Center (E-4B)- Qualified Crew Member on the E-4B NAOC, E-3B/C AWACS, E-8 JSTARS, GTACS (CRC), BC3Academic Rigor:- 'Top 5% Grad' at Squadron Officer School, Air Battle Management School, Army Command and General Staff College, Air War CollegeExpertise:Leadership, Team Building, Problem Solving, Organizational Effectiveness, Decision-Making, Strategic Leadership, Talent Management, Public Speaking, Command and Control, Joint All Domain Command and Control, Organizational Leadership, Command, Operational Planning, Operations Management, Program Management, Project Management, Organizational Change Management, Customer Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Resource Management, Business Process Improvement, Process Improvement, Strategic Policy Development, Human Resources, Operational Planning, Agile Project Management, Budget Management, Business Strategy, Military Training, C4ISR, Foreign Military Sales, Joint Military Operations, Air Force, Combat Operations, Aviation, Flight Safety